Royals fight Alzheimer's, hope to raise money

 
By JIM VERTUNO, AP Sports Writer | Published: November 1, 2012   

— Day by day, Alzheimer's disease is robbing Edith Royal of her beloved husband Darrell.

“He's in his childhood now,” she said in an interview this week at the assisted living facility where they live. “Sometimes, you wonder if anybody is ever going to make a breakthrough fighting this disease.”

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